Influences on Tolkien
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Influences on Tolkien
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J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy books on Middle-earth, especially The Lord of the Rings and The Silmarillion, drew on a wide array of influences including language, Christianity, mythology, archaeology, ancient and modern literature, and personal experience. He was inspired primarily by his profession, philology; his work centred on the study of Old English literature, especially Beowulf, and he acknowledged its importance to his writings. He was a gifted linguist, influenced by Germanic, Celtic, Fin
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Sources of Tolkien's fiction
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2007-11-02T03:55:07Z
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2024-09-06T19:51:58Z
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